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Kennedy Home Movies in Color

President John F. Kennedy and his family defined classic casual style, whether on the water at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts or … More

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Poll: Should WASP 101 Return?

It’s been a couple of weeks since WASP 101 was taken down.  I wasn’t a regular reader of that blog, … More

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Tad Friend – A True Wasp

Tad Friend, in his 2009 memoir Cheerful Money:  Me, My Family and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor, reveals in … More

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WASP 101 Blogger Exposed?

This week Christian Chensvold of Ivy Style received a tip from an unnamed source concerning the identity of the person … More

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WASP Lessons – From People Like Us

PBS aired a fascinating documentary a few years ago:  People Like Us – Social Class in America, taking on one … More

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Brooks Brothers Madras Shirt Bought on eBay

I’ve been gearing up for summer lately.  Some recent buys include a pair of patchwork madras shorts, a ribbon belt … More

100% Cotton, Brooks Brothers, Christian Chensvold, Ivy Style, Long Sleeves, Madras, Patchwork Plaid, Preppy, Summer Shirt

Huntington 3-Button Wool & Silk Sport Coat

This combination features a Huntington plaid sport coat of wool and silk in a spring/summer weight.  The sport coat has … More

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Brooks Brothers 100% Camel Hair Sport Coat

This is one of several Brooks Brothers 3-button, sack cut sport coats I purchased recently at a local thrift store. … More

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    • The Cable Knit Charlestonian
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    • The Trot Line
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    • All-American Back From Japan
    • Creating A Designer Look With Thrift Store Prices
    • Pre-Owned and Pre-Loved
    • Prep Is Dead, Long Live Prep
    • The Official Preppy Reboot
    • The Prep Gets The Last Laugh
    • The Return of Preppy
    • True Prep – NY Times Review

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    • Take Ivy, The Reissue Interview
    • The Ivy League Look

    New Wave Preppy

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    • Dogwood Black
    • Gant
    • J. Crew
    • J. McLaughlin
    • Kiel James Patrick
    • Ralph Lauren
    • Southern Proper
    • Southern Tide
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    • Vineyard Vines

    Old Guard Preppy

    • Allen Edmonds
    • Alvin-Dennis, Inc.
    • Brooks Brothers
    • Cable Car Clothiers
    • Cape Madras
    • J. Press
    • Just Madras
    • L.L. Bean
    • Leather Man Ltd.
    • Murray's Toggery Shop
    • O'Connell's Clothing
    • The Andover Shop

    Preppy History

    • Damned Dapper: The Origins of the Go-To-Hell Look
    • Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Prep
    • Here Comes The Preppie Look (1980)
    • Nelson W. Aldrich on Preppies
    • Prep, Forward and Back
    • Selling a Dream of Elegance and the Good Life
    • The Rise of Floods

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    Blogs I Follow

    • An Affordable Wardrobe
    • Back Down South
    • College Trad
    • Elizabeth Lives…LIfe in Technicolor
    • Heavy Tweed Jacket
    • Ivy Style
    • Lisa Birnbach – On Tumblr
    • Nifty Thrifty Goodwill
    • Oxford Cloth Button Down
    • Preppy or not Preppy
    • Preppy With A Twist
    • Put This On
    • Summer is a Verb
    • The Cable Knit Charlestonian
    • The Daily Prep
    • The Southern Prep
    • The Thrifty Prep
    • The Trad
    • The Trot Line
    • True Prep – On Facebook
    • Unabashedly Prep
    • Unimpeachable Taste
    • Urban Prepster
    • Wicked Preppy
    • Young Southern Prep

    Essential Reading

    • All-American Back From Japan
    • Creating A Designer Look With Thrift Store Prices
    • Pre-Owned and Pre-Loved
    • Prep Is Dead, Long Live Prep
    • The Official Preppy Reboot
    • The Prep Gets The Last Laugh
    • The Return of Preppy
    • True Prep – NY Times Review

    Ivy Style

    • Ivy Style
    • Take Ivy, The Reissue Interview
    • The Ivy League Look

    New Wave Preppy

    • Barbour
    • Dogwood Black
    • Gant
    • J. Crew
    • J. McLaughlin
    • Kiel James Patrick
    • Ralph Lauren
    • Southern Proper
    • Southern Tide
    • Tommy Hilfiger
    • Vineyard Vines

    Old Guard Preppy

    • Allen Edmonds
    • Alvin-Dennis, Inc.
    • Brooks Brothers
    • Cable Car Clothiers
    • Cape Madras
    • J. Press
    • Just Madras
    • L.L. Bean
    • Leather Man Ltd.
    • Murray's Toggery Shop
    • O'Connell's Clothing
    • The Andover Shop

    Preppy History

    • Damned Dapper: The Origins of the Go-To-Hell Look
    • Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Prep
    • Here Comes The Preppie Look (1980)
    • Nelson W. Aldrich on Preppies
    • Prep, Forward and Back
    • Selling a Dream of Elegance and the Good Life
    • The Rise of Floods
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